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<blockquote data-quote="Castellanox7" data-source="post: 5795974" data-attributes="member: 94130"><p>(TL; DR I need pointers on how to make a "real-life" event D&D friendly, scroll down for specific questions)</p><p></p><p>Afternoon all!</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this, but a book ([ame="http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-47-Ronin-1703-Raid/dp/1849084270"]Amazon.com: The Revenge of the 47 Ronin - Edo 1703 (Raid) (9781849084277): Stephen Turnbull, Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland, Mariusz Kozik: Books[/ame]) struck my fancy at a local hobby store (it's a semi-decent read, too). It's from Osprey Pubs (who, AFAIK, does a great number of reenactment books), and revolves around a scenario dubbed the, "Revenge of the 47 Ronin", or <em>Chushingura</em><strong><em>.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>To try to condense the story (I <em>think</em> there are a billion versions of the story, and I'm going by memory):</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>----------</p><p><strong>Approx. 1701 -- </strong>A great many Lords (think medieval land-owners) were summoned to Tokyo(/<em>Edo</em>) to attend and participate in a gift-giving ceremony for the Emperor.</p><p></p><p>On the eve of the ceremony one Lord (with seemingly no cause or reason) struck down another Lord, wounding him, but not fully killing him. As a result, the attacking Lord was sentenced to commit ritual suicide.</p><p></p><p>After hearing of the suicide, 47 of the late-Lord's samurai (Now "<em>ronin</em>") debated on their course of action (Japanese law at the time was just as severe for the victim as the aggressor), as the victim Lord got away with little more than a "slap on the wrist". </p><p></p><p>After a year or so of thought, the <em>ronin</em> decided to take an oath of vengeance: they were going to finish the job that their Lord started.</p><p></p><p>One winter night, the 47 <em>ronin </em>stormed the manor of the surviving lord, slew the guards, and beheaded their target. The <em>ronin</em> brought the head to the grave of their former retainer, as a trophy.</p><p></p><p>All but one of them were sentenced to commit ritual suicide.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>----------</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong>I think there's an AWESOME amount of potential here for a small campaign, but I run into a couple problems:</p><p></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Most all enemies are human. I could use wolves, or other "wild domesticated animals", but that can only go so far. Wouldn't that get boring?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Despite having great potential for skill challenges, the gameplay path is VERY linear: The assassination attempt -> The planning -> Raid on castle -> the march to the grave. Any thoughts?</li> </ol><p>Thanks! Have a good weekend!</p><p>-CastX7</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Castellanox7, post: 5795974, member: 94130"] (TL; DR I need pointers on how to make a "real-life" event D&D friendly, scroll down for specific questions) Afternoon all! I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this, but a book ([ame="http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-47-Ronin-1703-Raid/dp/1849084270"]Amazon.com: The Revenge of the 47 Ronin - Edo 1703 (Raid) (9781849084277): Stephen Turnbull, Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland, Mariusz Kozik: Books[/ame]) struck my fancy at a local hobby store (it's a semi-decent read, too). It's from Osprey Pubs (who, AFAIK, does a great number of reenactment books), and revolves around a scenario dubbed the, "Revenge of the 47 Ronin", or [I]Chushingura[/I][B][I]. [/I][/B] To try to condense the story (I [I]think[/I] there are a billion versions of the story, and I'm going by memory): ---------- [B]Approx. 1701 -- [/B]A great many Lords (think medieval land-owners) were summoned to Tokyo(/[I]Edo[/I]) to attend and participate in a gift-giving ceremony for the Emperor. On the eve of the ceremony one Lord (with seemingly no cause or reason) struck down another Lord, wounding him, but not fully killing him. As a result, the attacking Lord was sentenced to commit ritual suicide. After hearing of the suicide, 47 of the late-Lord's samurai (Now "[I]ronin[/I]") debated on their course of action (Japanese law at the time was just as severe for the victim as the aggressor), as the victim Lord got away with little more than a "slap on the wrist". After a year or so of thought, the [I]ronin[/I] decided to take an oath of vengeance: they were going to finish the job that their Lord started. One winter night, the 47 [I]ronin [/I]stormed the manor of the surviving lord, slew the guards, and beheaded their target. The [I]ronin[/I] brought the head to the grave of their former retainer, as a trophy. All but one of them were sentenced to commit ritual suicide. [B][I]---------- [/I][/B]I think there's an AWESOME amount of potential here for a small campaign, but I run into a couple problems: [LIST=1] [*]Most all enemies are human. I could use wolves, or other "wild domesticated animals", but that can only go so far. Wouldn't that get boring? [*]Despite having great potential for skill challenges, the gameplay path is VERY linear: The assassination attempt -> The planning -> Raid on castle -> the march to the grave. Any thoughts? [/LIST] Thanks! Have a good weekend! -CastX7 [/QUOTE]
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